Patch.com - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
58% 
Page structure
75% 
Link structure
100% 
Server
91% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.05 s
File size
312.20 kB
Words
229
Media files
8
Number of links
87 internal / 7 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Patch - Everything Local: Breaking News, Events, Discussions
The length of the page title is perfect. (558 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The best breaking news, stories, and events from the Patch network of local news sites
The length of the meta description is perfect. (534 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://patch.com/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
There are only 229 words on this page. Use at least 250 words to provide useful information.
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
No paragraphs were detected.
19.7% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "viewport-fit=cover, width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 6 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
...dn.com/assets/layout/icons/logo/logo.svgPatch NewsPatch News
...assets/layout/info-section-news-icon.pngNewspaper
...assets/layout/info-section-chat-icon.pngChat Bubble
...ts/layout/info-section-calendar-icon.pngCalendar
...ts/layout/info-section-business-icon.pngBusiness
data:[...] Base64Patch appPatch app
data:[...] Base64Apple App StoreApple App Store
data:[...] Base64Google PlayGoogle Play

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Empty heading
H2 Find out what’s happening in your community on the Patch app
H3 Regional
H3 Communities Across Our Network | Everything Local
H3 Corporate Info
H3 Partnerships
H3 Support
The number of internal links is ok.
Every linktext is unique.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 7 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://patch.com/Anchor Skip to main content
https://patch.com/IMG-ALT Patch News
https://patch.com/composeNofollow Post
https://patch.com/mapSee all communities
https://patch.com/mapSee All Communities
/alabama/across-alAlabama
/alaska/across-akAlaska
/arizona/across-azArizona
/arkansas/across-arArkansas
/california/across-caCalifornia
/colorado/across-coColorado
/connecticut/across-ctConnecticut
/delaware/across-deDelaware
/district-columbia/washingtondcDistrict Of Columbia
/florida/across-flFlorida
/georgia/across-gaGeorgia
/hawaii/across-hiHawaii
https://patch.com/idaho/across-idIdaho
/illinois/across-ilIllinois
/indiana/across-inIndiana
https://patch.com/iowa/across-iaIowa
/kansas/across-ksKansas
/kentucky/across-kyKentucky
/louisiana/across-laLouisiana
https://patch.com/maine/across-meMaine
/maryland/across-mdMaryland
/massachusetts/across-maMassachusetts
/michigan/across-miMichigan
/minnesota/across-mnMinnesota
/mississippi/across-msMississippi
/missouri/across-moMissouri
/montana/across-mtMontana
/nebraska/across-neNebraska
/nevada/across-nvNevada
/new-hampshire/across-nhNew Hampshire
/new-jersey/across-njNew Jersey
/new-mexico/across-nmNew Mexico
/new-york/across-nyNew York
/north-carolina/across-ncNorth Carolina
/north-dakota/across-ndNorth Dakota
https://patch.com/ohio/across-ohOhio
/oklahoma/across-okOklahoma
/oregon/across-orOregon
/pennsylvania/across-paPennsylvania
/rhode-island/across-riRhode Island
/south-carolina/across-scSouth Carolina
/south-dakota/across-sdSouth Dakota
/tennessee/across-tnTennessee
https://patch.com/texas/across-txTexas
/us/across-americaUS
https://patch.com/utah/across-utUtah
/vermont/across-vtVermont
/virginia/across-vaVirginia
/washington/across-waWashington
/west-virginia/across-wvWest Virginia
/wisconsin/across-wiWisconsin
/wyoming/across-wyWyoming
https://patch.com/loginLog in
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Apple App Store
A-TITLE Patch App iOS
https://play.google.com/store/...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Google Play
A-TITLE Patch App Google Play
/california/banning-beaumontBanning-Beaumont, CA
A-TITLE Banning-Beaumont, CA
/california/livermoreLivermore, CA
A-TITLE Livermore, CA
/california/murrietaMurrieta, CA
A-TITLE Murrieta, CA
/california/temeculaTemecula, CA
A-TITLE Temecula, CA
/connecticut/fairfieldFairfield, CT
A-TITLE Fairfield, CT
/connecticut/greenwichGreenwich, CT
A-TITLE Greenwich, CT
/connecticut/milfordMilford, CT
A-TITLE Milford, CT
https://patch.com/illinois/jolietJoliet, IL
A-TITLE Joliet, IL
/illinois/oaklawnOak Lawn, IL
A-TITLE Oak Lawn, IL
/illinois/plainfieldPlainfield, IL
A-TITLE Plainfield, IL
https://patch.com/maryland/belairBel Air, MD
A-TITLE Bel Air, MD
/new-hampshire/concord-nhConcord, NH
A-TITLE Concord, NH
/new-hampshire/nashuaNashua, NH
A-TITLE Nashua, NH
/new-jersey/brickBrick, NJ
A-TITLE Brick, NJ
/new-jersey/middletown-njMiddletown, NJ
A-TITLE Middletown, NJ
/new-jersey/oceancityOcean City, NJ
A-TITLE Ocean City, NJ
/new-jersey/tomsriverToms River, NJ
A-TITLE Toms River, NJ
/pennsylvania/doylestownDoylestown, PA
A-TITLE Doylestown, PA
/pennsylvania/marplenewtownMarple Newtown, PA
A-TITLE Marple Newtown, PA
https://patch.com/mapView All Communities
A-TITLE View All Patches
https://patch.com/aboutAbout Patch
A-TITLE About Patch
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window Nofollow External Subdomain Careers
A-TITLE Careers at Patch
/us/across-america/advertise-w...New window Nofollow Advertise on Patch
A-TITLE Advertise on Patch
https://patch.com/contact-usNofollow FAQs
A-TITLE Frequently Asked Questions and How-Tos
https://patch.com/contact-usContact Patch
A-TITLE Contact Patch
/info/community-guidelinesCommunity Guidelines
A-TITLE Community Guidelines
/info/posting-instructionsPosting Instructions
A-TITLE Posting Instructions
https://facebook.com/PatchNew window Nofollow External A-TITLE Patch On Facebook
https://twitter.com/PatchTweetNew window Nofollow External A-TITLE Follow Patch On Twitter
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window Nofollow External Subdomain A-TITLE Follow Patch On LinkedIn
https://www.instagram.com/patchNew window Nofollow External Subdomain A-TITLE Follow Patch On Instagram
https://patch.com/termsTerms of Use
A-TITLE Patch Terms of Use
https://patch.com/privacyPrivacy Policy
A-TITLE Patch Privacy Policy
https://patch.com/Patch
A-TITLE Patch

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://patch.com/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is excellent with 0.05 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (312 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 975 referring domains.
This page has 17,371 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 810 different ip addresses.

Robots.txt

Sitemap: https://patch.com/sm/sm-h-48.xml
Sitemap: https://patch.com/nsm/news-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://patch.com/sitemap.xml

User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: CCBot/2.0
Disallow: /

User-agent: CCBot/2.0 (http://commoncrawl.org/faq/)
Disallow: /

User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Disallow: /

User-agent: anthropic-ai
Disallow: /

User-agent: cohere-ai
Disallow: /

User-agent: WikiDo
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User-agent: fr_crawler
Disallow: /

User-agent: Yandex
Disallow: /
User-agent: Baiduspider
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User-agent: Baiduspider-image
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User-agent: Baiduspider-video
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User-agent: Baiduspider-favo
Disallow: /

User-agent: Baiduspider-news
Disallow: /

User-agent: Baiduspider-cpro
Disallow: /

User-agent: Baiduspider-ads
Disallow: /

# New crawlers to block 2016
User-Agent: trendictionbot
Disallow: /

User-Agent: Bitvorebot
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User-Agent: BLP_bbot
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User-Agent: heritrix
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User-Agent: magpie-crawler
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User-Agent: Kraken
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User-Agent: Exabot
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User-Agent: MaxPointCrawler
Disallow: /

User-Agent: ADmantX
Disallow: /

User-Agent: Slurp
Crawl-delay: 1

User-agent: *
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /misc/*.css$
Allow: /misc/*.css?
Allow: /misc/*.js$
Allow: /misc/*.js?
Allow: /misc/*.gif
Allow: /misc/*.jpg
Allow: /misc/*.jpeg
Allow: /misc/*.png
Allow: /modules/*.css$
Allow: /modules/*.css?
Allow: /modules/*.js$
Allow: /modules/*.js?
Allow: /modules/*.gif
Allow: /modules/*.jpg
Allow: /modules/*.jpeg
Allow: /modules/*.png
Allow: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
Allow: /profiles/*.js$
Allow: /profiles/*.js?
Allow: /profiles/*.gif
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Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /profiles/*.png
Allow: /themes/*.css$
Allow: /themes/*.css?
Allow: /themes/*.js$
Allow: /themes/*.js?
Allow: /themes/*.gif
Allow: /themes/*.jpg
Allow: /themes/*.jpeg
Allow: /themes/*.png
# Directories
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Disallow: /misc/
Disallow: /modules/
Disallow: /profiles/
Disallow: /scripts/
Disallow: /themes/
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Disallow: /INSTALL.mysql.txt
Disallow: /INSTALL.pgsql.txt
Disallow: /INSTALL.sqlite.txt
Disallow: /install.php
Disallow: /INSTALL.txt
Disallow: /LICENSE.txt
Disallow: /MAINTAINERS.txt
Disallow: /update.php
Disallow: /UPGRADE.txt
Disallow: /xmlrpc.php
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Disallow: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips/
Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /user/register/
Disallow: /user/password/
Disallow: /user/login/
Disallow: /user/logout/

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Disallow: /?q=admin/
Disallow: /?q=comment/reply/
Disallow: /?q=filter/tips/
Disallow: /?q=node/add/
Disallow: /?q=search/
Disallow: /?q=user/password/
Disallow: /?q=user/register/
Disallow: /?q=user/login/
Disallow: /?q=user/logout/

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Disallow: */compose/
Disallow: */classified/*/edit
Disallow: */event/*/edit
Disallow: */post/*/edit
Disallow: */login$
Disallow: */login/
Disallow: */classified/*/promote
Disallow: */event/*/promote
Disallow: */register$
Disallow: */register/
Disallow: */generate_ical_event/*
Disallow: *?vce=*
Disallow: */ep/*
Disallow: */reply/*
Disallow: /am/*
Disallow: */funnel$
Disallow: */funnel?page*

#User Profile Pages
Disallow: /users/*?page*
Disallow: /users/*/*

#Business search pages
Disallow: */businesses/search*

#Disallow newrelic stuff
Disallow: */page_view_timing/*
Disallow: */page_view_event/*
Disallow: */metrics/*
Disallow: */page_action/*
Disallow: */session_trace/*
Disallow: */spa/*
Disallow: */jserrors/*
Disallow: */aggregate
Disallow: /Detected
Disallow: /called

# redirect url to native app stores
Disallow: /download-app

#API Endpoints
Disallow: /api_v1/*

Disallow: */info/*

Disallow: */nodx*
Disallow: *-nodx-*
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User-Agent: Twitterbot
Allow: */s/*
Allow: */nodx*
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